[Rarebooks] FS: 'The Basket' 1903-1904 -Native American Basketry Magazine

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

"The Basket. The Journal of the Basket Fraternity or Lovers of Indian
Baskets and Other Good Things"

Edited by George Wharton James.
Published in Pasadena by The Basket Fraternity.

DISCUSSION: We are offering six issues of this early basket-collecting
journal, which was edited by one of America's foremost scholars and
collectors of American Indian artifacts, particularly baskets.

PRICE: $150.00 for the 6 issues.

Each issue is described below, in order of date of publication. These
descriptions are followed by some random pictures of pages-

Volume I, Number 3. July, 1903
Softcover. 6”x9”, 62 pages, black & white illustrations. Some soil and
wear, especially to the covers, light crease.
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Volume I, Number 4. October, 1903
Softcover. 6”x9”, 60 pages, black & white illustrations. Some soil and
wear overall, and the the covers are worn & soiled. The covers are also
both detached from the rest of the magazine.
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Volume II, Number 1. January, 1904
Softcover. 6”x9”, 62 pages, black & white illustrations. Covers soiled and
worn and taped to the binding. Pages with some soil and wear.
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Volume II, Number 2. April, 1904
Softcover. 6”x9”, 40 pages, black & white illustrations. Covers soiled and
worn and taped to the binding. Pages with some soil and wear.
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Volume II, Number 3. July, 1904
Softcover. 6”x9”, 62 pages, black & white illustrations.  Minor wear,
light soil.
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Volume II, Number 4. October, 1904
Softcover. 6”x9”, 56 pages, black & white illustrations. Minor wear, light
soil.
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